Flowering Fuchsias

Posted on July 2, 2024

The last photo I took in June with my smartphone was this image of two flowering Fuchsias.

Because this is my entry for Bushboy’s Last On The Card challenge, and is therefore completely unedited, it comes complete with a hanging flower basket, part of the door to what used to be a piggery and an out-of-focus football. Oh, not forgetting the drainpipe…

But them’s the rules and if nothing else it’s a lesson to think more carefully in future about what you’re going to photograph as the end of the month draws nigh.

The flowers are a nice shade of pink though.

Last On The Card June 2024

Category: Flowers Tagged: #LastOnTheCard, Flowers, Fuchsia, Last Photo

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Cellpic Sunday: Fuchsia from below

Posted on April 21, 2024

I am generally terrible at recognising flowers. I know a rose when I see one, and I can spot a daffodil a mile off. Apart from those common examples I am more often than not on rather shaky ground.

However, I do know what a fuchsia looks like. This specimen was, quite literally, bought off the back of a van last Sunday morning in our local village and almost immediately installed in a hanging basket by Madame.

The only way of getting a decent shot of it in situ was to use the front camera on my iPhone from underneath. I must say I was pleasantly surprised by this result. Bonus point if you spotted the snail.

Obviously there’s been some editing going on. Cropping, of course, plus lightening of the image, which was very dark due to having to have the phone pointing at the sky. I also tweaked the texture and clarity, all in Lightroom.